1. Design authentic, appropriate assessments that
are equitable and provide students with the
opportunity to demonstrate their learning;
2. Employ explanatory feedback that enables
students to improve their performance;
3. Use data from classroom-based assessments
for continual improvement in student learning
and classroom teaching;
4. Design improvements to teaching practices
based on course data outcomes.
Topics include:
Faculty cohorts will reflect upon next steps in professional development and teaching enhancement strategies
Anchored in the ACC Faculty Values, the Teaching and Learning Academy (TLA) will contribute to student success by expanding faculty teaching practices. The Academy is designed to support faculty based on evidence-based teaching strategies, reflective practice, and teaching innovation. Essential to the Teaching and Learning Academy is the creation of a group of faculty who will learn from each other. The Academy cohort begins with a retreat, to establish a community of learners that explores the scholarship, art and passion of teaching and continues over fall and spring semesters through hybrid coursework.
Module 1: Are your students learning what you want them to be learning
Module Developer:
Dr. Ron Johns, Associate Dean, Assessment & Evaluation
Module 2: Designing Equitable Assessments
Module Developers:
Dr. Ron Johns, Associate Dean, Assessment & Evaluation
Maggi Miller, Adjunct Professor, Student Development
Module 3: Tools to Assess Learning
Module Developer:
Dr. Herb Coleman, Adjunct Professor, Psychology
Module 4: Assessing Your Teaching and Designing Improvements Using Course Outcome Data
Module Developers:
Dr. Carleen Sanchez, Professor, Anthropology
Michelle Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor, Hospitality, Meeting & Event Planning, Tourism, and Assistant Dean, Faculty Development
Courtney Mlinar, Associate Professor/Head Librarian,EGN Library Services, Teaching and Learning Academy Design Team member